Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, March 1, 1922 to May 10, 1929, lvc000002-356

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA. November 1st, 1928. At a regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, held on the 1st day of November, 1928, at the hour of three o'clock P. M. PRESENT: His Honor, the Mayor, J. F. Hesse, Commissioners O. J. Smith, W. B. Mundy; and W. C. German, together with the City Attorney and Clerk. ABSENT: Commissioner Roy Neagle. Meeting called to order by the Mayor. Minutes of previous sessions read and approved. All claims allowed as shown in Claims and Warrants Register on file in the Office of the Clerk. Reports of City Officers read, approved and ordered filed. On account of the absence of Police and Fire Commissioner Roy Neagle, His Honor, the Mayor, appointed Commissioner O. J. Smith to audit Police and Fire Department claims. This being the time set for the opening of sealed bids on Las Vegas Highway Bonds, His Honor, the Mayor, ordered the Clerk to open all bids received by said Clerk, whereupon the Clerk opened and read to the Board the sealed bid of the First State Bank, Inc., of the City of Las Vegas, said bid reading as follows:- Las Vegas, Nevada October 30, 1928. Board of City Commissioners, Las Vegas, Nevada. Gentlemen: Reference is made to the letter of Mr. William L. Scott, City Clerk of Las Vegas, Nevada, under date of October 26th, 1928. For your three (5) Las Vegas Highway Bonds, Series 1928, in the amount of $1,000.00 each, bearing interest at the rate of 6% per annum payable semi annually, dated July 1, 1928, maturing July 1, 1947, being bearer bonds, we will pay par plus accrued interest to date of delivery. Ten days to be allowed for examination of transcript by our attorney, after it is delivered to us by you. We enclose herein our Cashier's Check for $150.00 which is to be used as part payment for the bonds, if our bid is accepted, otherwise it is to be returned to us. Yours very truly, C. S. Wengert W/H CASHIER. " this bid being the only one received. It appearing to the Board that said bid of said First State Bank is the highest and best bid received, it was ordered, upon motion duly made, seconded and carried that said bid of said First State Bank be, and it is hereby accepted, the vote on said motion being as follows: Commissioners O. J. Smith, W. B. Mundy, W. C. German, and His Honor the Mayor, J. F. Hesse, Aye; Noes, none. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried it was ordered that the moneys collected by the City Clerk, Municipal Judge and Plumbing Inspector for licenses, fines and fees respectively. totaling $3710.00 , be apportioned as follows:- to the General Fund the sum of $1466.80; to the Police and Fire Fund the sum of $2200.20; to the Water, Sewer and Light Fund the sum of $43.00. Upon motion by Commissioner Mundy, seconded by Commissioner German, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED that the Street Commissioner of the City of Las Vegas be authorized to collect from owners of property on North Main Street for the improvement of the 16 feet on each side of the 18 ft. strip of oil bound gravel to be constructed by the Highway Department of the State of Nevada, the estimated amount of the cost of such paving in front of their respective parcels of land. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the moneys collected from the owners of property abutting on Main Street be deposited with the City Treasurer of the City of Las Vegas in a fund to be known as the "Main Street Special Improvement Fund", the same to be paid out upon the order of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, and that the cost of the street intersections of such improvement be paid out of the General Fund of the City of Las Vegas, if such fund is not otherwise previously appropriated. The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows: Commissioners O. J. Smith, W. B. Mundy, W. C. German, and His Honor, the Mayor, J. F. Hesse, Aye; Noes, none. Thereupon a recess was declared until Thursday the eighth day of November, 1928, at the hour of three o'clock, P. M.